In many cases hate a person is rooted in the involuntary estimate of its virtues.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Hate, Virtues, Perception, Human Relationships, Emotional Roots
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“We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Gratitude, Lack, Human Nature, Perception, Focus
Arthur Schopenhauer Gratitude, Lack, Human Nature, Perception, Focus“A man is never happy, but spends his whole life in striving after something that he thinks will make him so; he seldom attains his goal, and when he does, it is only to be disappointed; he is mostly shipwrecked in the end, and comes into harbour with mast and rigging gone. And then, it is all one whether he is happy or miserable; for his life was never anything more than a present moment always vanishing; and now it is over.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Striving, Disappointment, Life Journey, Existential Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Striving, Disappointment, Life Journey, Existential Reflection“Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Opinion, Balance, Perspective, Duality, Philosophical Insight
Arthur Schopenhauer Opinion, Balance, Perspective, Duality, Philosophical Insight“Most men are so thoroughly subjective that nothing really interests them but themselves.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Self-centeredness, Humanity, Ego, Perception, Individualism
Arthur Schopenhauer Self-centeredness, Humanity, Ego, Perception, Individualism“The first forty years of life give the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Life Stages, Experience, Reflection, Growth, Understanding
Arthur Schopenhauer Life Stages, Experience, Reflection, Growth, Understanding“A man finds himself, to his great astonishment, suddenly existing, after thousands and thousands of years of non-existence: he lives for a little while; and then, again, comes an equally long period when he must exist no more. The heart rebels against this, and feels that it cannot be true.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Existence, Astonishment, Mortality, Human Condition, Philosophical Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Existence, Astonishment, Mortality, Human Condition, Philosophical Reflection“A man of genius can hardly be sociable, for what dialogues could indeed be so intelligent and entertaining as his own monologues?” Arthur Schopenhauer
Genius, Sociability, Individuality, Creativity, Self-expression
Arthur Schopenhauer Genius, Sociability, Individuality, Creativity, Self-expression“A good supply of resignation is of the first importance in providing for the journey of life.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Resignation, Journey, Life, Acceptance, Emotional Readiness
Arthur Schopenhauer Resignation, Journey, Life, Acceptance, Emotional Readiness“We should comfort ourselves with the masterpieces of art as with exalted personages - stand quietly before them and wait till they speak to us.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Art, Comfort, Masterpieces, Communication, Reflection
Arthur Schopenhauer Art, Comfort, Masterpieces, Communication, Reflection“Whoever attaches great importance to the opinions of people pays them too much honour.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Opinion, Self-worth, Societal Pressures, Detachment, Personal Values
Arthur Schopenhauer Opinion, Self-worth, Societal Pressures, Detachment, Personal Values“A great affliction of all Philistines is that idealities afford them no entertainment, but to escape from boredom they are always in need of realities.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Philistinism, Boredom, Escape, Societal Critique, Values
Arthur Schopenhauer Philistinism, Boredom, Escape, Societal Critique, Values“This world could not have been the work of an all-loving being, but that of a devil, who had brought creatures into existence in order to delight in the sight of their sufferings.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Existence, Suffering, Critique Of God, Philosophical Reflection, Morality
Arthur Schopenhauer Existence, Suffering, Critique Of God, Philosophical Reflection, Morality“Virtue is as little taught as is genius; indeed, the concept is just as unfruitful for it as it is for art, and in the case of both can be used only as an instrument. We should therefore be just as foolish to expect that our moral systems and ethics would create virtuous, noble, and holy men, as that our aesthetics would produce poets, painters, and musicians.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Virtue, Genius, Morality, Ethics, Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer Virtue, Genius, Morality, Ethics, Human Nature“Music is the answer to the mystery of life. The most profound of all the arts, it expresses the deepest thoughts of life.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Music, Mystery, Art, Expression, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Music, Mystery, Art, Expression, Human Experience“Thus, the task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen, but to think what nobody yet has thought about that which everybody sees.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Original Thought, Perception, Insight, Creativity, Philosophical Exploration
Arthur Schopenhauer Original Thought, Perception, Insight, Creativity, Philosophical Exploration“Nothing shocks our moral feelings so deeply as cruelty does. We can forgive every other crime, but not cruelty. The reason for this is that it is the very opposite of compassion.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Cruelty, Morality, Compassion, Ethics, Human Nature
Arthur Schopenhauer Cruelty, Morality, Compassion, Ethics, Human Nature“Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Impermanence, Happiness, Chance, Materialism, Existential Reality
Arthur Schopenhauer Impermanence, Happiness, Chance, Materialism, Existential Reality“We learn by experience that happiness and pleasure are a fata morgana, which, visible from afar, vanish as we approach; that, on the other hand, suffering and pain are a reality, which makes its presence felt without any intermediary, and for its effect, stands in no need of illusion or the play of false hope.” Arthur Schopenhauer
Happiness, Suffering, Reality, Illusion, Human Experience
Arthur Schopenhauer Happiness, Suffering, Reality, Illusion, Human Experience